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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 54810b82c01af..0000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,183 +0,0 @@ -Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters -============================================================== - -March 15, 2011 - -Contents -======== - -- In This Release -- Identifying Your Adapter -- Building and Installation -- Driver Configuration Parameters -- Additional Configurations -- Known Issues -- Support - - -In This Release -=============== - -This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of -Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems. - -For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation -supplied with your Intel PRO/100 adapter. - -The following features are now available in supported kernels: - - Native VLANs - - Channel Bonding (teaming) - - SNMP - -Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: -/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt - - -Identifying Your Adapter -======================== - -For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & -Driver ID Guide at: - - http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm - -For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following -website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the -networking link on the left to search for your adapter: - - http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp - -Driver Configuration Parameters -=============================== - -The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, -unless otherwise noted. - -Rx Descriptors: Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data - structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network - controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write - data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.x.x driver the valid range - for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter can be - changed using the command: - - ethtool -G eth? rx n, where n is the number of desired rx descriptors. - -Tx Descriptors: Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a data - structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the network - controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to read - data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.x.x driver the valid - range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter - can be changed using the command: - - ethtool -G eth? tx n, where n is the number of desired tx descriptors. - -Speed/Duplex: The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by - default. The ethtool utility can be used as follows to force speed/duplex. - - ethtool -s eth? autoneg off speed {10|100} duplex {full|half} - - NOTE: setting the speed/duplex to incorrect values will cause the link to - fail. - -Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events - to syslog. The message level can be set at driver load time. It can also be - set using the command: - - ethtool -s eth? msglvl n - - -Additional Configurations -========================= - - Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions - ------------------------------------------------- - - Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is - distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding - an alias line to /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf as well as editing other system - startup scripts and/or configuration files. Many popular Linux - distributions ship with tools to make these changes for you. To learn the - proper way to configure a network device for your system, refer to your - distribution documentation. If during this process you are asked for the - driver or module name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for the Intel - PRO/100 Family of Adapters is e100. - - As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters - (eth0 and eth1), add the following to a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ - - alias eth0 e100 - alias eth1 e100 - - Viewing Link Messages - --------------------- - In order to see link messages and other Intel driver information on your - console, you must set the dmesg level up to six. This can be done by - entering the following on the command line before loading the e100 driver: - - dmesg -n 8 - - If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug - messages, set the dmesg level to eight. - - NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. - - - ethtool - ------- - - The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and - diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool - version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. - - The latest release of ethtool can be found from - https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/ - - Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) - --------------------------- - WoL is provided through the ethtool* utility. For instructions on enabling - WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page. - - WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For - this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be - loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. - - NAPI - ---- - - NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver. - - See www.cyberus.ca/~hadi/usenix-paper.tgz for more information on NAPI. - - Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network - ------------------------------------------------------ - - Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have - one system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain - (non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces - will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system. - This results in unbalanced receive traffic. - - If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP - filtering by - - (1) entering: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_filter - (this only works if your kernel's version is higher than 2.4.5), or - - (2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either - in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). - - -Support -======= - -For general information, go to the Intel support website at: - - http://support.intel.com - - or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: - - http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 - -If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported -kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the -issue to e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. |